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Post Office Could Offer Retail Banking Services In New Bill
Post Office Could Offer Retail Banking Services In New Bill
April 26, 2018  |  Banking

A New York senator has proposed legislation that would make retail banking services available at all 30,000 U.S. Postal Service locations nationwide. According to CNBC, Senator...

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CFPB Public Complaint Database Likely To Be Shut Down
CFPB Public Complaint Database Likely To Be Shut Down
April 26, 2018  |  CFPB

Mick Mulvaney, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), said that the agency will likely shut down its public complaint database. As...

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Mulvaney Urges Banking Industry To Help Curb CFPB Power
Mulvaney Urges Banking Industry To Help Curb CFPB Power
April 25, 2018  |  CFPB

Mick Mulvaney, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, urged executives in the banking industry to put pressure on lawmakers if they want...

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House Introduces Bill To Increase CFPB Guidance Transparency
House Introduces Bill To Increase CFPB Guidance Transparency
April 24, 2018  |  CFPB

Seeking to inject more transparency into the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., has introduced legislation designed to do just that. American Banker...

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Data Dive: The Good, The Bad And The Terribly Confused Edition
Data Dive: The Good, The Bad And The Terribly Confused Edition
April 23, 2018  |  Data Dive

“If you can’t convince them, confuse them.” The above was famously said by President Harry S. Truman on the nature of politics and winning over...

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CFPB And OCC Confirm Wells Fargo’s $1B Fine
CFPB And OCC Confirm Wells Fargo’s $1B Fine
April 20, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

In a “coordinated action” with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a settlement...

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States Step Up Where CFPB Steps Back
States Step Up Where CFPB Steps Back
April 20, 2018  |  CFPB

Aiming to fill the void resulting from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s retreat from regulation, states are stepping up and going after big financial companies....

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Senate Votes To Kill Controversial CFPB Auto Lending Rule
Senate Votes To Kill Controversial CFPB Auto Lending Rule
April 19, 2018  |  CFPB

Senators voted on Wednesday (April 18) to remove a 2013 piece of consumer protection legislation that was designed to stop discrimination in the auto lending...

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Senate Vote On CFPB Auto Lending Rule Planned For Next Tuesday
Senate Vote On CFPB Auto Lending Rule Planned For Next Tuesday
April 18, 2018  |  CFPB

The Senate is set to vote to rescind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s rule on auto lending as early as this coming Tuesday. The rules...

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